Overview
- Participants hand over their category B licence and give up driving rights for five years in return for €5,000 per year, totaling €25,000.
- Eligibility is limited to people up to age 30 with at least seven years of residency, a licence held for at least 12 months, and no suspensions or revocations.
- Applications are handled on a first‑come, first‑served basis, with funding designed for roughly 1,000 participants a year.
- Three months after launch, 100 people have enrolled, committing about half of this year’s €5 million budget, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
- The agreement bans driving in Malta or abroad during the term; violations can bring a €5,000 administrative fine, repayment of remaining aid, and legal penalties, and a 15‑hour practical course is required to resume driving after five years.